What if you could make $300 an hour filming short videos with your phone … and you didn’t need a single follower to get started?

That’s the side hustle Megan Collier carved out for herself with UGC (user-generated content).

Think of it as getting paid to create authentic-looking social media content for brands, even if you're not an influencer.

And she’s not alone. Brands are hungry for this stuff.

In just a couple of years, Megan built her side hustle into a six-figure income stream and quit her day job in 2023.

Let’s take a look at how she did it, and how you can, too.

Tune in to Episode 666 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

Full Show Notes: $300/hr as a Content Creator, w/ No Audience Required

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Josh Belk is a full-time college student, he works full-time in web design, and in what little spare time, he’s started a $6,000 a month mobile detailing business with his younger brother.

This idea came about when Josh connected the dots between obsession and opportunity.

On the obsession side, Josh would always see his brother out in the driveway cleaning his car.

On the opportunity side, he received an email about business ideas anyone could start, and mobile car washing was one of them.

He asked his brother if he wanted to team up to see if they could make some money cleaning cars — and with that, Belk Mobile Detailing was born.

Tune in to hear the full podcast episode to hear how the pair:

Full Show Notes: Zero to $6k a Month With a Mobile Detailing Business

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Cody Berman is no stranger to selling digital products.

He’s known in the side hustle world as the "printable guy" and co-founder of Gold City Ventures, but when Internet skeptics told him the Etsy market was "too saturated now" compared to when he started in 2018, Cody accepted the challenge.

And proved them wrong.

From zero to $1,000/month in 116 days with a brand-new Etsy shop, with no followers, no email list, and no marketing. Just skill and data-driven decisions.

(If you want to shortcut the learning curve, check out his course:

(sidehustlenation.com/etsyprintableslaunch)

Tune in to Episode 665 of The Side Hustle Show to learn:

Full Show Notes: The Path to $1k/mo with Mini Digital Products

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I can almost guarantee you've heard the phrase the "money is in the list."

And all the experts, myself included, extol the virtues of building your email list, right? Because it's the platform that you own and control.

But the question is, are you building an email list of buyers?  Subscribers are great, but you're not buying groceries on subscribers alone.

Pete Boyle is the founder of growthmodels.co and he  has a unique list-building and business-building strategy that throws free lead magnets out the window in favor of low-priced products, starting at just $1, and has seen some exciting results, including $4,000 in just 10 days.

Tune in to Episode 664 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

(Start your own $1 product experiment at growthmodels.co/dollar.)

Full Show Notes: The $1 Product Challenge

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I’m not usually one to fall for those flashy, too-good-to-be-true money hacks.

But when someone tells me they’re making $200 an hour in their underwear just opening bank accounts? You bet I’m curious.

That someone is Dylan Sexton from dylansbonuses.com, and he’s been pulling in consistent weekly income by playing the bank bonus game.

No shady stuff. No switching your entire financial life around. Just a super smart (and surprisingly low-effort) system that banks actually want you to take advantage of.

Tune in to Episode 663 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

Full Show Notes: Bank Bonuses: How I Make $200/Hr Opening New Bank Accounts

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Vending machines are a classic passive income source that continues to be profitable today.

We had Mr. Passive himself, Mike Hoffman, on the show before to talk about how to scale up his vending machine business.

And one of his mentees is here today.

Anthony Kolodziej from H&H Vending scaled his vending operation from zero to over $50k per month in just 16 months.

That’s 30+ locations, thousands of transactions, and a strategy that turns vending into something way beyond the old-school snack machine in the corner of a breakroom.

Tune in to Episode 662 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

Want to go deeper? Check out Mike Hoffmann’s Vendingpreneur training program. (Side Hustle Show listeners get 10% off!)

Full Show Notes: From Zero to $50k in Vending Revenue in 16 months

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Most people look at a golf glove and see, well, just a golf club… white, plain, forgettable.

But Randall Pulfer and his co-founder Tyler, with zero experience in manufacturing, no background in design, and a full-time day job, sold $100k worth of golf gloves as a side hustle.

ChippGolfCo.com is now a brand that’s making waves in the golf scene.

Randall breaks down how he pulled it off from coming up with the idea, finding the right manufacturing partner, and making those first crucial sales.

(Want to try one for yourself? Head over to ChippGolfCo.com and use promo code HUSTLE for 15% off your order.)

Tune in to Episode 661 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

Full Show Notes: How We Sold $100k Worth of Golf Gloves on the Side

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It’s easy to get caught up in the habit of spending without thinking.

But the good news is, it’s totally possible to break the cycle.

In this episode, we’re going to share simple, practical ways to stop spending money and start saving.

These strategies come from real experience and expert advice, so you know they actually work.

Full Show Notes: How To Stop Spending Money

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"Changing the world with chess" and making $100,000 per year on the side.

That’s the story of today’s guest, Jeff DiOrio from EliteChess.net.

Jeff went from earning $17/hr working in summer camp chess programs teaching kids how to play chess, to running his own camps and earning five times as much.

He then transitioned to an online recurring membership model, in part due to the pandemic, while also keeping the in-person coaching side of his business alive.

Jeff’s approach to growing his student numbers so rapidly?

Organic growth through giving to charities and delivering a value-driven service, all while doing something he loves—teaching chess.

Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to hear:

Full Show Notes: From $17/hr to 6-Figure Side Hustle

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Back in the day, you needed someone technical (or paid someone technical) if you wanted to build any kind of software.

Today, with the popularity of AI tools, not so much.

Pete McPherson from doyouevenblog.com is earning $100k by using AI tools to help build a series of small-ish web apps, usually built to solve a very specific problem for a very specific customer.

And he's here to share with you how he built all of this... without being a developer himself.

Tune in to Episode 659 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

Full Show Notes: $100k with AI-Coded Apps

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Sponsors:

Airbnb — Discover how much your home could be worth and find a professional co-host today!

Mint Mobile — Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month!

Indeed – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post!

OpenPhone — Streamline and scale your customer communications with Open Phone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at www.openphone.com/sidehustle.

Gusto — Get 3 months free of the leading payroll, benefits, and HR provider for modern small businesses!